Biology ETDs
Publication Date
5-31-1955
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was:
1) to study the d-amino acid oxidase activity in the tumorous and nontumorous liver areas of animals fed different azo dyes;
2) to determine whether any decrease in enzyme activity was due to the lack of apoenzyme, its coenzyme or both;
3) to observe the effect of additional dietary riboflavin upon liver and tumor d-amino acid oxidase activity in animals bearing hepatomas in an effort to determine whether the vitamin could still be utilized in these tissues;
4) to compare succinoxidase activity in the different livers and hepatomas since this enzyme system is also dependent upon dietary riboflavin for its proper function; and
5) to determine the overall respiration of tissue slices from the tumorous and nontumorous liver areas when compared with slices from various control livers.
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Biology
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
UNM Biology Department
First Committee Member (Chair)
Wilburn John Eversole
Second Committee Member
Martin William Fleck
Third Committee Member
William Jacob Koster
Recommended Citation
Richmond, Donald R.. "Respiration, Succinoxidase and d-Amino Acid Oxidase Studies on Livers from Rats Fed the Hepatic Carcinogens 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (DAB) and 3(1)-Methyl-4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene(3(1)-Me-DAB)." (1955). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/biol_etds/289
